by Dan and Demian
Developing software can be total chaos! Dan and Demian, with 35+ years of combined experience, share their journey from junior developers to principals. This isn't just tech talk — it's about people and fighting entropy. Think digital-age group therapy (minus actual therapists). We tackle stress, burnout, and growth pains through war stories, advice, and guest perspectives. Join our virtual seesaw as we navigate the world of software! New episodes monthly(ish). Visit https://bytesinbalance.com to follow, learn more or connect with us as mentors.
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April 11, 2025
<p>In this episode, we dive into the addictive nature of gaming and social media with our guest Ilya Bezdelev, co-founder of Metacast and author of The Pragmatic Podcaster.</p><p>We explore our personal struggles with digital addictions, doom scrolling, constant notifications, and mobile games designed with casino-like psychological hooks. These platforms are intentionally engineered to maximize engagement at any cost, so we talk about the impact on our productivity and mental health, and share practical strategies we've used to break free from these cycles. We also talk about the search for more intentional tech use and how finding meaningful accomplishment can replace these addictive dopamine hits.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://metacast.app/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Metacast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Podcaster-Step-step-Starting-ebook/dp/B0CFPMT8WW" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Pragmatic Podcaster</a></li><li>Redit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">r/metacastapp</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
March 10, 2025
<p>In this episode, we talk about legacy systems: we explore what makes a system "legacy", why engineers often avoid working with them, and what strategies help to effectively work with these systems.</p><p>We share our thoughts on how legacy systems have evolved throughout our careers, what is there to learn from them (and operations in general), and why some of these systems are actually very successful systems worth respecting.</p><p>We also offer some practical advice to make incremental improvements on legacy systems, using patterns like the "strangler fig" rather than attempting complete rewrites (which are most of the time not the best approach).</p><p>Also, don't miss the story of dealing with challenging legacy code (including a jaw-dropping Perl-Java hybrid, and a VB6 mudball of 20000 lines of unreadable business logic code).</p><p><u><strong>Episode Notes:</strong></u></p><ul><li>Strangler Fig: <a href="https://martinfowler.com/bliki/StranglerFigApplication.html%20/">https://martinfowler.com/bliki/StranglerFigApplication.html/</a> <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/strangler-fig">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/strangler-fig</a></li><li>Respect what came before: <a href="https://amazon.jobs/content/en/teams/principal-engineering/tenets">https://amazon.jobs/content/en/teams/principal-engineering/tenets</a></li></ul><p> </p>
February 19, 2025
<p>Inspired by recent corporate mandates for return-to-office, in this episode we explore the landscape of remote work and its impact on software engineering careers. We talk about our experiences transitioning in-office to remote work during the pandemic, looking at how collaboration, meetings, and productivity changed in unexpected ways. From our experiences with both models, we analyze challenges and benefits of remote work (as well as in-office), from managing distractions to improved work-life balance. We dive into what we think is the future of remote work, company culture, and what these changes mean for engineering careers going forward.</p>
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